Gee Atherton facts for kids

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Gee Ragdoll Atherton

Personal information
Full name	George David Atherton
Nickname	Gee, GeeMan
Born	(1985-02-26) 26 February 1985 (age 39) Salisbury, England, United Kingdom
Height	190 cm (6 ft 3 in)
Weight	85 kg (187 lb)
Team information
Current team	Atherton Bikes
Discipline	DH MTB
Role	Explorer
Rider type	DH & 4X
Major wins
GBR DH National Champion (1 Wins) EUR DH European Champion (1 Wins) UCI DH World Champion (2 Wins) UCI DH World Cup (7 Wins) UCI 4X World Cup (1 Wins) UCI DH World Cup Overall Champion (1 Wins)

George David Atherton, known as Gee Atherton (born 26 February 1985, near Salisbury, England) is a British professional racing cyclist specializing in downhill and four cross mountain bike racing, and is a multiple national champion, multiple World Cup winner, and 2008 & 2014 Downhill World Champion. He is also a rally driver and competed in his first International event in 2017 at Wales Rally GB.

Career

Gee Atherton in the Elite Men's Dual Slalom race at the 2009 Sea Otter Classic in Laguna Seca, CA.

Gee made his debut at Red Bull Rampage in 2003 at the age of 18, following his silver medal win at the Junior World Championships earlier that year.

From 2007 to 2011, Gee was one third of the Animal Commençal racing team, alongside brother Dan Atherton and sister Rachel Atherton. In 2012 the Athertons started riding for team GT Factory Racing, along with Marc Beaumont.

Gee, along with Rachel and Dan, is the star of the web series "The Atherton Project" a series which follows their day-to-day lives. In 2012 Gee was racing for GT racing.

On the 25th of January 2019, Gee launched Atherton Bikes along with Rachel Atherton and Dan Atherton and renowned suspension designer Dave Weagle, utilising the latest additive manufacturing technology to create the range of bikes they have always wanted to ride.

In the 2012 season, Gee finished 3rd overall to Greg Minnaar and American world cup winner Aaron Gwin. At the world championships in Leogang Austria Gee finished 2nd by 0.58 of a second to Greg Minnaar.

He was pre-qualified for the world-renowned 2012 Red Bull Rampage in Utah but after a major crash in practice, he was unable to compete.

Gee appeared on the BBC's Top Gear (series 7), racing a Renault Clio down the streets of Lisbon and winning.

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See also

In Spanish: George Atherton para niños